Advertising and Prosperity Says Broad Advertising Builds Wealth
A letter by Richard J. Edmonds, editor of the Manufacturers Record, argues that broad advertising fuels optimism and prosperity. He warns that reduced advertising by retailers or big firms risks sowing distrust and harming growth, citing Pacific coast and southern gains from sustained advertising and urging ongoing investment to create employment and national strength.
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Richard J. Edmonds
Manufacturers Record
Edmonds
Juling Klein
Department of Commerce
Fridmonds
Eadmonds
Pacific Coast
South
United States
Hoover
Chari
Pte
Poison in Pantries and Hidden Arsenic Risk
A note from the Department of Agriculture warns of arsenic leftover in pantry pesticides that could contaminate foods. In the eastern states a container of arsenic insecticide was misused, emptied into a flour sack, and when baked into cakes several people nearly died.
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Pb, Dunbar
Department of Agriculture
Poisons in Homes Warned After Past Accidents
The article cites Indiana and Los Angeles cases where rat poison mixed with sugar caused illness from pies. It warns Lincoln parish residents to inspect pantry shelves and secure poisons to prevent similar mishaps.
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Indiana
Los Angeles
Lincoln Parish
Rocky Road to Disarmament in London
The London naval talks will be lengthy says President Hoover, likely three to four months to reach results. Delegations from five nations face a hard task, with no dramatic announcements expected, and any agreement easing armament burdens would be a major victory.
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London
Hoover
Washington
Hughes
Grea
Personal Budget Great Help To The Thrifty
S. W. Straus argues that keeping a daily record of every penny spent builds system and thrift. He says budgets let individuals plan finances scientifically, benefiting especially the young, and compares personal budgeting to a business keeping strict accounts. Working without a plan is like sailing without a compass.
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S. W. Straus
American Society For Thrift
Mule market caper ends in jail after railroad scam
A Mississippi scheme sold a blind mule for $5 to a railroad for $200 but the plan failed when the railroad discovered the mule was blind. Investigators found the halter, the male speculators were jailed, and the moral is to catch the scam before the railroad.
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Nxt
Missis sippi railroad sued over student death damages
A University of Mississippi student was killed last September when an automobile with drunken occupants struck an overhead bridge near the IMingis Central tracks. The parents seek $75,000 from the railroad, arguing bridge defect caused death, while defense notes the car’s driver and passengers faced potential mob justice and blames the auto for the fatality.
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Suing & Railroad
Mississippi
University of Mississippi
Imingis Central
Seuhh Wolhan
W. O
President Refers Legion Resolutions To Stimson
J B Staples adjutant of McFarland Post No 2 American Legion reports White House acknowledgment of their naval armament resolution. By Hoover directive the resolution was sent to Secretary of State Stimson, head of the London naval conference delegation. Congressmen Riley J Wilson and Senator James E Ransdell express agreement with the Legion stance.
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J. B. Staples
McFarland Post No. 2
American Legion
White House
Hoover
State Stimson
The
Congress
Louisiana
Riley J. Wilson
United States
Jas. E. Ransdell
Staples
The League of Nations and Its Mixed Record
The League has settled frontiers in Albania, restructured Austria’s finances, aided Greek refugees in Macedonia, and helped Greece-Bulgaria and Bolivia-Paraguay disputes. It advanced science and health campaigns, and discussed opium in the Orient. Enthusiastic supporters claim more, while opponents admit notable but not overwhelming achievements.
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League of Nations
Family of Nations
Albania
Austria
Macedonia
Greece
Bulgaria
Bolivia
Paraguay
Orient
League
Letter Of Appreciation Thru Leader's Column
D E Edwards of Kilbourne Louisiana thanks The Leader for space to publish an appreciation note. He describes a New Year communion service set gifted to Kilbourne Methodist Church by Mrs J A Roane of Ruston in memory of her husband the late James A Roane of Monroe who died two years ago.
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D. E. Ewards
Kilbourne
Louisiana
Edwards
Methodist Church of
J. A. Roane
Ruston
Monroe
Roane
Methodist
John C. Stephenson
D. F. Edwards
Carrie Smith
Immense Cincinnati Will Creates 24 Quadrillion Gift Project
A Cincinnati note reports Miss Florence Weaver leaves 660000 to be kept intact with interest for 500 years and then donated to crippled children, playgrounds and poor white charities. By 2430 the principal could grow to 24 quadrillion dollars, raising questions about trust administration and potential government seizure.
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Cincinnati
Florence Weaver
United States
18444 Chicago Employes Work Without Their Pay
Chicago faces a bleak financial outlook as 18,844 city county and school workers go unpaid. Of those, 6715 are police and 2689 are firefighters. Silas H Strawn warned the Commercial Club that the plight grows desperate while Mayor Thompson presents his side to 150 neighborhood newspaper representatives.
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Chicago
Silas H. Strawn
Chicago Commercial Club
William Hale Thompson
French Forts Costly Paris Frontier Fortifications
The Rhineland frontier defenses in Alsace and Lorraine will cost the government about 40 million dollars in gas. Before completion the defensive program will total around 120 million dollars.
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Paris
Rhineland
Alsance
Lorraine
Mount Holly Hospital Escape Grips Burlington
In Burlington police risk a hospital escape when Major Harding helps a restrained patient break free from leather straps. The muscular man in a nightgown dashes away with nurses and surgeons in pursuit, fleeing to a garage hours later after claiming his feet were too cold to stay.
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Mount Holly
Jan
Burlington
Harding
War debts talks wrap up with Russia still outstanding
Senate ratification of the Me lon-Berenger accord nears finality on Burscope war debt settlement with the United States. Russia remains the sole unresolved debtor in a plan totaling about 22.3 billion dollars to be collected over 57 or 58 years, with Britain contributing the majority of payments.
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Senate
Burscope
United States
France
Russia
Great Britain
Finland
Estonia
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Rumania
U.S. Population and Support Figures From 1928 Census
On July 1, 1928 the United States counted 119,306,000 people with 46,580,000 individuals supporting the entire population, per the National Bureau of Economic Research estimates.
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New York
United States
National Bureau of Economic Research
Stockholders Meeting Notice for Dubach Lumber Co Ltd
Stockholders meeting of the Dubach Lumber Company Ltd of Dubach Louisiana will be held at the company's office in Dubach on Monday February 10 1930 at 10 oclock a m for the purpose of selecting a board of directors for the ensuing year and for other business legally coming before the meeting. 4 H Wacker secretary G W James president.
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Dubach Lumber Company Ltd
Dubach
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